Child patient, with rare bone disease, ran a mile of Sunday’s Palm Beach Marathon thanks to Dr. Dror Paley, an orthopedist and founder of the Paley Advanced Limb Lengthening Institute at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Watch the video to learn how to avo...

Research shows patients who undergo dialysis in a supportive environment maintain better health. The dialysis team at the Schwartz Kidney Dialysis Center at St. Mary's Medical Center provides a wealth of resources for social support. Read "Supp...

WEST PALM BEACH -- Lauren Finn, ICU Nurse at St. Mary’s Medical Center, is the first to take advantage of the hospital reimbursement program for CNRN certification. The rigorous Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse program earns the formal CNRN...

St. Mary’s Medical Center recently welcomed more than 100 people to a special ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the grand opening of the hospital’s Surgical Special Care Unit – Waters 3 – on January 6, 2009 from 5 – 7p.m. The new unit, which will be u...

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West Palm Beach, Florida – St. Mary’s Medical Center recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of the grand opening of its Bi-Plane Special Procedures Room, as well as earning the designation of becoming a Comprehensive Stroke Center. The anniver...

Palm Beach County, FL – December 17, 2009 – St. Mary’s Medical Center is proud to announce that triplets Padraíg, Nicholas, and Christopher Mee were recently named “Palm Beach County Baby Ambassadors” by the March of Dimes for its premier Palm Beach...

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Dror Paley, MD, a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon, recently hosted 10 orthopedic surgeons from around the world at St. Mary’s Medical Center for a POSNA (Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America) con...

West Palm Beach, Florida December 11, 2010) - The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey “Ambassadors of Laughter” – clowns Dave and Cherie Gregg - paid a special visit to young patients and their families at the Children’s Hospital at St. Mary’s Me...

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (November 11, 2009) – Davide Carbone, St. Mary’s Medical Center Chief Executive Officer, was recently named to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) Advisory Board.
“We are delighted to have Davide as a part of the CF Foundation...

West Palm Beach, Fla. (November 4, 2009) - The Children’s Hospital at St. Mary’s Medical Center celebrated Halloween this year with a “Pirates of the Caribbean” themed party for its young patients and volunteers. Led by Captain Jack Sparrow and the ...

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (October 22, 2009) -- In honor of Fire Prevention Month, St. Mary’s Medical Center once again sponsored the Annual West Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce Firefighters Breakfast on October 22, 2009.
"We owe a great deal to th...

West Palm Beach, Fla. (October 22, 2009)– Gators, owls, spoonbills, sloths and New Guinea Singing Dogs were among the exotic animals from the Palm Beach Zoo who received a blessing at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach on the morning of Oc...

West Palm Beach, Fla. (October 21, 2009) – The Children’s Hospital at St. Mary’s Medical Center will soon bring the medical miracle of pediatric open-heart surgery to Palm Beach County, following the recent approval of its Pediatric Open-Heart Surge...

West Palm Beach, Fla. (October 5, 2009) – St. Mary’s Medical Center stands out at Light the Night Walk. For the third year in a row, St. Mary’s participated in the Light the Night Walk with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on Friday, October 9th. ...

West Palm Beach, Fla. (October 5, 2009) – St. Mary’s Medical Center, in partnership with Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency, was awarded the SILVER 1 Medal of Honor by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) at the 5th National Learn...

West Palm Beach, Fla. – In honor of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the Children’s Hospital at St. Mary’s Medical Center is hosting a patient reunion event on Friday, September 25 at 3 p.m., in the hospital’s cafeteria. Pediatric Oncology...

West Palm Beach, FL – September 10, 2009 — Aiming to improve the future of health care in Palm Beach County, St. Mary’s Medical Center is teaming up with the University of Vermont (UVM) College of Medicine in Burlington to give future physicians the...

West Palm Beach, Fla. – St. Mary’s Medical Center announced that it has received five CIGNA quality designations for 2009. These designations confirm that the hospital has met rigorous quality criteria based on nationally recognized medical standar...

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Dror Paley, MD, a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon affiliated with St. Mary’s Medical Center, hosted a barbecue for patients and their families at the Quantum House in West Palm Beach on August 16, 2009 at...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – (July 30, 2009) – St. Mary’s Medical Center has been recognized for achievement in using evidence-based guidelines to provide the best possible care to patients through The American Heart Association/ American Stroke Associat...

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – On July 27, 2009 103.1 The Buzz and Brandsmart USA of West Palm Beach celebrated Christmas in July with its 5th annual toy drive at The Children’s Hospital at St. Mary’s Medical Center.
“Toy drives in the summer are more esse...

West Palm Beach, Fla. (July 23, 2009) - St. Mary’s Medical Center (SMMC) has announced that Governor Charlie Crist appointed Don Chester to the Florida Rehabilitation Council. Chester is an assistant administrator at the hospital.
“This new positio...

West Palm Beach, Fla. (July 23, 2009) – Thanks to the cooperative efforts of St. Mary’s Medical Center, West Palm Beach community agencies and the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida, more than $140,000 worth of medical supplies were recently shi...

West Palm Beach, Florida (June 26, 2009) – St. Mary’s Medical Center has announced that Herman W. Brice has been appointed to the Board of Governors at the hospital.
Brice currently works for Palm Beach County Fire Rescue as a Fire Rescue Administ...

West Palm Beach, Florida (June 25, 2009) -- St. Mary’s Medical Center ER Paramedic, Kirk Durham, was recently named EMS Provider of the Year for the city of Riviera Beach. Durham was selected for the award based on his emotional control and superio...

West Palm Beach, Florida (June 22, 2009) – St. Mary’s Medical Center has announced that Geraldine T. Muoio, Ph. D., has been appointed to the Board of Governors at the hospital.
Since 2006, Dr. Muoio has served as a West Palm Beach City Commissione...

West Palm Beach - May 20, 2009 - Elizabeth DeLuca, RN, BSN, LHRM, CCM with St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fl, is the recipient of an educational grant from the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) Foundation. This a...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – (May 19, 2009) – St. Mary’s Medical Center and the Children’s Hospital at St. Mary’s today announced that Dror Paley, MD will be relocating to the Palm Beach area and opening the Paley Advanced Limb Lengthening Institute at t...

St. Mary’s Medical Center celebrated Hospital Week by throwing a hospital-wide Carnival on Friday, May 15. Employees were able to play carnival games for prizes, enjoy the tricks of The Amazing Mr. A, pop into a photo booth for a souvenir picture o...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – April 27, 2009– On April 25th, St. Mary’s participated in the March for Babies with the March of Dimes and also celebrated the NICU Reunion. Approximately 60 employees along with 15 graduates from our NICU and their families...

West Palm Beach, Florida (April 13, 2009) – St. Mary's Medical Center has announced the appointment of T, MSN, as Director of Women's Services. Terri Rocafort, RNTerri brings 20 years of experience in all aspects of obstetrical services. She was th...

West Palm Beach, Florida (April 13, 2009) – St. Mary’s Medical Center has announced that Dr. Renee Scharf has joined the hospital as the Medical Director of the Rehab Institute.
Dr. Scharf is a Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ...

West Palm Beach, FL (March 23, 2009) - Dr. David Petruska is a board certified neurosurgeon and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Originally from southern California, he earned his undergraduate and medical school degrees at the University...

West Palm Beach, Florida (March 9, 2009) – St. Mary’s Medical Center has announced that Dr. Ali R. Malek, Interventional Neurologist, has been selected as a Top Physician by South Florida Hospital News.
Triple Board Certified in neurology, neurocr...

West Palm Beach, FL – St. Mary’s Medical Center announced today that Chief Nursing Officer Mary Jo “Joey” Bulfin was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Florida Center for Nursing (FCN). The appointment was made by Florida Governor Charlie Cr...

West Palm Beach, Florida (February 20, 2009) – St. Mary’s Medical Center has announced that Marla Eckel has joined St. Mary’s Medical Center as the Director of the Rehabilitation Institute.
Marla brings over 20 years of healthcare management, ma...

West Palm Beach, Florida (January 12, 2009) – St. Mary’s Medical Center has announced that Dr. Joel Stern has joined the hospital as the Chief of Emergency Medicine.
Board certified in Emergency Medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine...

West Palm Beach, Florida (February 9, 2009) – The Pulmonary Services Program at St. Mary’s Medical Center has received Quality Respiratory Care Recognition by the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). This recognition is provided by the ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – St. Mary’s Medical Center honored 168 of its employees who are celebrating five-year-incremental anniversaries in 2008 at its annual Employee Service Awards Dinner, held January 30 at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach....

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - (January 5, 2008) – St. Mary’s Medical Center has announced that Martin Thompson has joined St. Mary’s Medical Center as the Director of the Institute for Mental Health.
Martin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (NJ) an...

West Palm Beach, FL – January 5, 2009 — St. Mary’s Medical Center and the Children’s Hospital at St. Mary’s will become a smoke-free campus effective January 5. Smoking or tobacco use will no longer be permitted on any part of the hospital ca...

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – May 4, 2009– Tenet Healthcare Corporation announced that St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., has been named to the company’s 2009 Circle of Excellence.
The Circle of Excellence honors Tenet hospitals that ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla - DR. ALI R. MALEK JOINS ST. MARY’S MEDICAL CENTER AS MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF NEUROINTERVENTIONAL PROGRAM AND ST. MARY'S IS ELEVATED TO COMPREHENSIVE STROKE CENTER WITH COMPLETION OF $2.8 MILLION SPECIAL PROCEDURE ROOM FEATURING I...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla - The Palm Beach County FOOLS and friends made their 5th annual trip to St Mary's Children's Hospital today, December 23, with a delivery of toys and THE Santa Claus. Santa and his entourage of elves and helpers delivered toys t...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla - The Ambassadors of Laughter, two special clowns from the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, visited the Children’s Hospital at St. Mary’s Medical Center during the Child Life holiday party on December 10, 2008 t...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla - With only weeks until Christmas, the young patients at the Children’s Hospital at St. Mary’s Medical Center got an extra special visit from the Gardens Mall Santa Claus. Typically this time of year throughout South Florida, pa...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Mitchell Cohen has been named the new Hospital Compliance Officer at St. Mary’s Medical Center.
A respected professional with an impressive record of accomplishments in the healthcare industry, Cohen has worked in priv...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – St. Mary’s Medical Center would like to announce the creation of the new Auxiliary, which became official on October 28, 2008.
The Auxiliary is a non-profit, volunteer organization which focuses on giving support and assist...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – St. Mary’s Medical Center today announced it is a State-Designated Primary Stroke Center as designated by the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). AHCA is the chief health policy and planning entity for Florida ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at St. Mary’s Medical Center was named the 2008 Health Care Heroes Program of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches. “St. Mary’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Elizabeth Hawn, BSN, RNC, CNA-BC, has been named director of women’s services at St. Mary’s Medical Center, announced CEO Davide M. Carbone. As director, Hawn will be responsible for managing the hospital’s 68-bed ob...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – St. Mary’s Medical Center announced today that is has reached an agreement with CIGNA Corporation (NYSE: CI). The hospital is part of a national agreement entered into by its parent company, Tenet Healthcare Corporation...

West Palm Beach, Fla. - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-- Jupiter residents Sai Y. Lin (mother) and Baoli Chen (father) have a baby boy that has earned the distinction of the first baby born in 2008 at St. Mary's Medical Center. Their son, who has not yet...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Jeanne Moise, RN, has been named 2007 Nurse of the Year for St. Mary’s Medical Center and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. A Loxahachee resident, Moise relies on her 16 years of nursing experience—with 14 spent in psychia...

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – St. Mary’s Medical Center honored 198 of its employees who are celebrating five-year-incremental anniversaries in 2008 at its annual Employee Service Awards Dinner, held January 25 at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach....

WHAT/WHO: One year ago Thursday, Loxahatchee residents Catherine and Mike Fulton welcomed a bundle of joy that was actually four bundles: Camryn, Brendan, and identical twins Avery and Lindsey. The rare set of quadruplets – with the even rarer i...

ON DASHER, ON DANCER, ON PRANCER, ON… FIRE TRUCK? Firefighters Drive Santa to Children’s Hospital at St. Mary’s to Pass Out Toys WHAT/WHO: Santa will have a new way to get “Up on the Housetop” this year, when he arrives at Children’s Hosp...

WHAT: What’s better than kids and clowns? How about kids, clowns and Santa joining forces for a special holiday party to bring cheer to the faces of young hospital patients? Word is that, while the clowns dispense laughter through their hil...

The holidays are coming early this year for patients at the Children’s Hospital at St. Mary's, who will be receiving a visit from a very special someone in a red suit (but sans reindeer due to hospital health protocols). The Gardens Mall’s Santa...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The St. Mary’s Medical Center Laboratory has been awarded an accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists (CAP). The national recognition was based on the results ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Standing a proud 17.5 inches tall and weighing just 58 pounds, Thumbelina is the world’s smallest horse, but she has a big heart. Her next stop is Nicklaus Children’s Hospital on November 9, where her tiny stature is cert...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Employees and staff of St. Mary’s Medical Center were the stars who helped “Light the Night” in downtown West Palm Beach Friday, Nov. 2. Led by CEO Davide M. Carbone, 2007 Light the Night Walk Chairman for the Leukemia &a...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – St. Mary’s Medical Center was presented with an award by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for its success in increasing organ donation rates at the hospital. St. Mary’s was the only Palm Beach Coun...

St. Mary's Medical Center will host a "Blessing of the Animals" event on October 4 at 3:30 p.m. at the Franciscan Chapel, located behind the main hospital. Reverend Aidan Lacy, Director of Pastoral Care at St. Mary’s, will be lea...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – St. Mary’s Medical Center CEO Davide M. Carbone announced today that Boca Raton resident Laura Cillo has been named Associate Administrator, Pediatric Sercices, at St. Mary’s and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. In her new r...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Davide M. Carbone, FACHE, CEO of 463-bed St. Mary's Medical Center and 81-bed Nicklaus Children's Hospital, has been named one of the 40 most powerful people in Palm Beach County. Carbone was chosen for leading St. Mary's...

WEST PALM BEACH - It may be six months until Christmas, but disk jockeys from FM radio station 103.1 The Buzz produced holiday smiles when they arrived at Nicklaus Children's Hospital (NCH) with their bags of toys. This was the station's Third ...

St. Mary Medical Center is “expecting” and we’re proud to announce it’s a….new computer documentation system! Being installed this summer is the CliniComp Essentris Perinatal, a robust electronic record which supports evaluation and documen...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – St. Mary’s Medical Center has received the Get With The Guidelines – Heart Failure (GWTG-HF) Initial Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. The recognition signifies that the hospital has reached an aggres...

WEST PALM BEACH - Today Delray Medical Center and St. Mary’s Medical Center were recognized by the Traffic Safety Committee of Palm Beach County for sponsoring the 22nd Annual Distinguished Service Awards. The Traffic Safety Committee of Pal...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Nicklaus Children’s Hospital at St. Mary's Medical Center (NCH) today announced that Kidz Medical Services, Inc., has taken over leadership for its pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). “We look forward to a service orie...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – St. Mary’s Medical Center and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital have named Glenn Hixson as their new Executive Chef. In this role, Hixson will oversee preparation of the hospitals’ hot and cold production areas as well as ca...

WEST PALM BEACH - Today Nicklaus Children’s Hospital hosted a special party for its current patients, featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse along with Radio Disney and VoluntEARS. Through Disney Worldwide Outreach and Radio Disney, the children ha...

WEST PALM BEACH - David Kanter, MD, Medical Director of Neonatology at St. Mary's Medical Center, has been named the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches Health Care Hero. "This is a wonderful honor for Dr. Kanter," Davide M. Car...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – St. Mary’s Medical Center was recently presented with two top awards by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACRN) at the group’s 17th Annual Palm Beach County luncheon. The Gold award went to St. Mary’s for ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – St. Mary’s Medical Center and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital have named John Norris as Director of Environmental Services. In this role, Norris will be responsible for providing leadership to achieve excellence in the areas...

Alicia Bertrand, a fourth grader at Timbertrace Elementary School in Palm Beach Gardens, recently was the lucky winner of a set of junior , Golden Bear, golf clubs autographed by Jack Nicklaus. The drawing was part of the Honda Classic Golf To...

DALLAS - Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) announced today that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has been appointed a director by the company's board. He becomes the board's tenth member. Bush, 54, was elected Florida's governor in 1998 and ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – St. Mary’s Medical Center announced today they have received full accreditation for the next three years from The Joint Commission for hospital accreditation. The Joint Commission for hospital accreditation held an ext...

Nicklaus Children's Hospital and the Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation are teaming up with the Safe Kids Coalition to provide a unique spring break experience.
Select first grade students from four Lake Worth elementary schools will take ...

Robert E. Millar has been named Nursing Director of the Rehabilitation Institute and Stroke Program at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach. As director, he will oversee the Rehabilitation Institute and be responsible for developing the...

St. Mary’s Medical Center and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Director of Dialysis, David Ramdon, has been appointed to the Council of the End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Network for the State of Florida. Council members are charged with exploring w...

Today St. Mary's Medical Center and Nicklaus Children's Hospital announced that their hospitals are trans-fat free. On March 9 employees and members of the media are invited to a "Trans Fat-Free" Feast where they can sample tasty item...

For men only. Expectant fathers learn infant basics from a veteran dad. This class includes tips to help expecting fathers prepare for their new roles. Topics to be discussed include becoming a dad, forming a new family, birth and bonding, and ca...

WHAT: The Memory Disorder Center at St. Mary’s Medical Center and MorseLife will host the Third Annual Family Caregiver Appreciation Day for those who are caring for people with memory disorders. The day of renewal will include timely educ...

Did you know that 96% of all car seats are installed improperly? In an effort to support the wellbeing of all children in Palm Beach County, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, in conjunction with Palm Beach County Safe Kids Coalition, is hosting a mon...

At St. Mary’s Medical Center (SMMC) and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital (NCH) your talent can touch the lives of people everywhere. On January 22, from 4-7 p.m., you can get a firsthand look at our facilities by attending Open Hire Day at SMMC and N...

St. Mary’s Medical Center and Nicklaus Children's Hospital has named Steven Burghart Associate Administrator. In his new role, he will be responsible for Environmental Services, Food and Nutrition, Security, Physician Practices and the St. Mary’s...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-- Philippe Barthelemy Graham has earned the distinction of the first baby born in 2007 in Palm Beach County. Philippe arrived at 12:29 a.m. on Monday morning to parents Harold Graham and Fabiola Barthelemy. Born two weeks e...

St. Mary’s Medical Center and Nicklaus Children's Hospital has named Angela Prestia Director, Clinical Quality Improvement, of the 460-bed acute care facility in West Palm Beach. In her new role, she will be responsible for hospital-wide clinical...

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On December 22 members of the Palm Beach Gardens (PBG) Fire/Rescue Team will take Santa Claus to make a special delivery to the pediatric patients at Nicklaus Children's Hospital at St. Mary's Medical Center.
Employees of the PBG team collected to...

On December 19 pediatric patients at The Nicklaus Children's Hospital at St. Mary's Medical Center (NCH) will get a special visit from Clifford The Big Red Dog. Clifford will arrive at NCH at 4 p.m. and is visiting courtsey of WXEL/PBS. Media i...

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – When Tenet South Florida HealthSystem, St. Mary’s Medical Center and the Nicklaus Family break ground on the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital at St. Mary’s Medical Center June 12 at 10:00 AM, the event will take on a decidedly ...